Monday, December 7, 2009

Sweet, Sour and Spicy Crispy Anchovies

With my parents staying with us, currently hubby and I are pampered with lots of yummilicious home cooked food. This is another of my favorite dish cooked by my mom, the crispy anchovies coated with homemade chili sauce. The sauce is a combination of calamansi juice, chili paste, shallot, garlic, sugar and salt. It can be either served as a side dish or tidbits. It tastes sweet, sour and little bit of spiciness.

The anchovies are deep-fried till golden brown. Then, with some oil in the wok, the sauce is prepared and the anchovies are stirred in. You can add some roasted peanuts to the mixture to enhance the flavor.


So, you get the idea on how to prepare this finger licking good snack?

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

great snack for those who drinks....

ann low said...

WOW! Your mom is really a good cook.
This really makes me drooling. Can your mom be my 师傅?

worldwindows said...

Anchovies is one of my favourite snack since young and I got a lot of supplies when I go to Pangkor though some were not anchovies but small fry of a different variety. Your mom's anchovies look very good.

-j- said...

my mother in law makes this so very often!!! she loves it too .. and i of course love to eat but never learned to make!!!

Little Inbox said...

SimpleGirl, great for those who doesn't drink too. :)

Anncoo, hehe, my mom is a good cook. For your information, she never measure the ingredients while cooking. So, can she still be your "Sifu"?

worldwindows, thanks. It's a good source of Calcium too.

Duckie, I haven't hands on to make my own too. :) Found the deep-frying process too troublesome. Hehe...

Bangsar-bAbE said...

Looks wicked! I like eating this with rice and a sunny side up.

Elin Chia said...

Haha...pampered by the parents no doubt! Your mom is a good cook. The crispy anchovies in chili sauce looks great :) Somehow mom's cooking is the best..ya?

A Full-Timed Housefly said...

I love this with nasi lemak or tumeric rice , mum's cooking are always the BEST

Selba said...

Love this kind of crispy anchovies... so yummy with warm rice :)

Little Inbox said...

Bangsar-bAbE, hmm...sounds delicious too. :)

Elin, yea, now I have the feeling like your piggies, yes!!

A Full-Timed Housefly, I prefer to have it with nasi lemak or white rice. :)

Selba, yes, it tastes so good with white rice.

daphne said...

U hv no idea how much I love these stuff-esp with nasi lemak. U lucky girl!!!

mycookinghut said...

Hi there! Thanks for dropping by my blog! Now I found you.. gonna take my time to check out your blog! :)

tigerfish said...

Now I need some coconut rice!

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New Kid on the Blog said...

Lucky you, pal!

Little Inbox said...

daphne & tigerfish, we have the same favorite. :)

mycookinghut, thanks for paying me a visit. Welcome!

New Kid, there are some changes on their initial plan, so they will stay with us until after CNY. Hurray!!

Unknown said...

wow... so envy you.... with all the good foods cook by mum......

My Little Space said...

Oh wow, this ikan bilis looks soooo good not just in colour but the whole thing! I can have them all just with plain white rice. Yummm....

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